From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jim Choate To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Subject: Re: [9fans] blanks in file names In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2002 14:52:39 -0500 Topicbox-Message-UUID: c3187338-eaca-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 On Fri, 5 Jul 2002, David Gordon Hogan wrote: > >>>> Change space! Change the file delimiter! > >>>> The shell will never recover. The system will break. > >>>> I will mourn. > >>> > >>> Isn't a haiku supposed to have 17 syllables? > >> > >> Some would dispute the imposition of such an absolute rule. > > > > Is that why your message has only 16 syllables? > > Word. Actually only one style of Hiaku uses 17 'syllables' in Japanese. Not the same thing as English 'syllables'. For an excellent discussion on this point, and how to compensate for it... The Haiku Handbook: How to write, share, and teach Haiku W.J. Higginson, P. Harter ISBN 4-7700-1430-9 $13 US Enjoy! -- ____________________________________________________________________ When I die, I would like to be born again as me. Hugh Hefner ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com jchoate@open-forge.org www.open-forge.org --------------------------------------------------------------------